“That will be a big game. It’s unusual to have it in January, it’s usually towards the end of the season,” Ferguson told Inside United magazine.

“It’s been later – in the last two or three games – for the last two seasons. It doesn’t matter when you play Chelsea, though, it’s always going to be a massive game.”

“It’s a little different with the timing, but we’re still aiming to win it. They’ve done very well away from home but not so well at home so it’s been interesting from them this season.”

If United win at Old Trafford they will be within one point of Chelsea with two games in hand.

“If we can get within a couple of points of Chelsea and we’ve games in hand, then we’re in a great position,” he said.

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While Sir Alex is convinced Ronaldo will not go anywhere, Portugal boss, Luiz Felipe Scolari, has told Ronaldo  “You have to take the opportunities when they come along because they will not come again in your lifetime.”

We will soon see who has a bigger influence on the boy. Both Sir Alex and Scolari have coached Ronaldo and seem to be very influential mentors, But Scolari does offer an unbiased point-of-view to this particular dilemma.

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